Loading device for firearms



J. GARAY Y SILVA LOADING DEVICE FOR FIREARMS Filed Nov. 12, 1924 I .1, 1"ma uw Y n uen/dio@ Be itknown thatIfJonGE'GARAY -i i ging! at E MeiXico`city, Federal District, Mexico f, invention relatest-o,-in'l'provem'entsv in 1111,05' re arms,v and? more particularly toimprovea' ments, in.I loading or charging n apparatus therefor. .Y Y, *o.VMore speciicallygthe invention relates-to charging'. apparatusfor'that type'of {ireV arms ,15;Y fpmvidedxwrtn a revolving Cylinder inWhich" 'anj plurality of cartridgey chambers areformed;,-suchloylinderbeing separablefto, a certainextentffromlthe,revolver rframe5 so 1;" thatgits; ba,ol faceis;fully'exposed fto permit- 20 n thesplacing offfr'e'sh .cartridgesA:and the ejec-x '.jtionf; iof ;the j use'dl ones. The weapons. con-4sideredfas standardoofthe above named/class, f1are;`tliey pistols forrevolvers infwhiohthe ,c'yilindeij gis-r displaced to one side,knownfa's 1"" 25 yside ejection, or more 'commonlymms left ,be'impa'rtedtosaid barrel-'towards 'theffso calle'dirontpart fffthe'gunrthe backface of f thegnylindersbeingiihus flnlllyf ev'zqoosed.V The lastv'typeisknown as Smith Wessorfs "systemorezistar systen'122.11v .-ff"Soffarflasl lmow,prior to thisinvention, it "nef'cessary5`f:vinnfonderfto; place a .I fresh round o tp'cartridges'in [fire aI'Is of theabove,mentioned-'clasfses-,i toi;insert@thev `'cartridges' being spentn; thisprocess as comparedwith the:` time Yemployed in replacingthev cartridgefpiotectfhimseli' fromgan, lattack;using;f' a-ie arm' ofitlief typementioned? before` i;Theire f arms on account;of; their. simplemechanical 0" .construotinswhich lrenderfthemless liabletoderang:'rem"ent;;A Fare? preferred? by!VVV .many n. fishooters..r Iteishereby expresslvistated' thtthis in,-` V fvention"isnnotlimitedfo'rillse'fin'fconnection vfj [j55 witli firearmsyofthej'classlznownfasireh I is roza'i A w i -'pphcatin` 12;'19245 ni Y 'if tire' citizen, fof] the'y Republic of zMexico, resid aveinvented' certain new fand useful Im-7 f'provements," in Loading Devicesforf Firearms, of; which the y.following is a yspecifica#`.showinglitgln open position,l n A V;

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' 1 connected -totheremaining-part of the frame i' 0f (ie'sired,ado'wnwardswinging movement can f fone after another A inYthe",{several-chambers` 'l f* 'formedv in :then` @linden-'considerabletime valuable/to the man :who iind'sfitgnec'essary to a. provided witha-Cylnder; the Construtdfofj i' Whlches Well es @fe-the. Weaponfngeneren wllljpermit.; thefexposurefofathenfull hack surfacer ofsuchvcylindervvhen it isfnecessarylli to charge or empty the' Samef@ f-The primary Qb' Simplify placing :Of-M 'a full kicllw'fge' 0fcartridgesy in weaponsl having la cylinder QIS the typedespfbpdfo n ik l'Other advantages .of the invention will be apparent frOmthe ifOllQWing- Spiation P 'i if andi wllnb'e more Clear-1y .pointed Outn thev f Figure' 4 is a top plan view of form-pim?inventon,-which srepresented in-.its closedposition,

F iglle 8 iS 2m gud elevation of the modi2V orm ofmy 'invention in itsOpen positlo Y; .o

ving;device for` `rsix cartridges but my inven-v amouhtnandpinasmch as'the principle;,in` Y volnndin. s nid invention lisrlnpplinnble with 9ethe essence) 'for usev with any desired n um.- hei-vof cartridgesgitWQuldbe entirelyfuseless' supply; 'iniautoniatc armsn fllhe timeA vthusto illus'trajtefand; describe -everyoneofthese E i' modicafons.Y- YE l4,00 L With 'reference tothe form of theninven.-

forming the external part of the device, 5 is one of the laterallodgenients for the cartridges, and number 6 shows the shape of thelateral cut that is necessary to Agive'toV marked 11H2, 1-2. Numeral 9shows a rivet or pin that joins center piece 8 to the bridge marked 10.

Bridge 1,0 is rigidly lined either to the pin mark-'ed ,4L lortheprotruding parts formed in the lateral pieces, in which protrudingpar-ts the holeV for -p-in 4 is placed, so that, When the device is` inopen position, the center piece 8 shall remain at the same distance fromboth side pieces 1. 'It is necessary to give thebridge an velevatedshaped center, as shown by means ornuuneral` 11, With Are- A gard to'the plane ol' the side and center charger or holder is 'then ready for`use when necessary.

pieces, so as not to Vinterfere 'with the free entrance of the rims 13of the cartridges into the lower lopenings oit the holder.` Numeral 1'2denotes a spring by means of which the device is constantly kept inclosed position, it being under-stood that the invention is not confinedto the use of such li'ind of spring illustrated in the drawing, asanother lind of spring adapted to perform the corresponding duties canbe used in place of the one shjo'wn in said draw-ing.

v The charger shown inv Figures forms ifts duty as follows :s In orderto place `the cartridges in same ift is simply necessary to take Withthe thumlo and the remaining lingers,'the handles 2 and to 4exert Aaslight inward pressure -on fthe saine, soV that when the side pieceslmove 'upon'the center pivot `against the pressure exerted by spring l2,the semicirculary pieces marked 1 will -open slightly, just enough `to'per-mit `-th'e insertion of the `cartridlge's through the cartridgeholes. These ca'rfA tridges can be inserted through -either the upper ortihe lower face of thel devi/ce, "the user being'careful that the rimend o che cartrfid'ges will protrude slightlylrom rthe upper .face foithe device, as shown" in'Figure -2 vof the drawing. 4The pressure uponthe handles 2 is relieved when the cartridges are in their respectiveplaces, and 'thesu'bsequenit expanding ici spring 12 causes thesemi-circular pieces 1 to close, thus .firmly holding the cartridges intheir places. Thel;cartridge In order to load a Weapon, the cylinder isseparated from the frame in the usual manner and the charging device isthen arranged with the ends of the bullets projecting into the boresformed the cylinder. After this, a slight inward pressure is made'upontheV handles 2, thus overcoming the tension of spring 12, and theconsequent rotation of the sides of the device will cause the opening ofsemi-circular parts 12, said device as` suming the position shown inFigure f2 of the; drawings and consequently the cartridges are thenreleased from the holes. The device is then taken away and thecartridges will easily fall by gravity into the cylinder. To render thisoperation easier it is preferable that the cartridges be completelyclean, greaseless and rustless.

Y A modified Aform of my invention is shown in Figures Al to 8, suchembodiment consisting of two semi-circular halves marked 2O and 21 whichhave on their upper faces, handles '22 and 23. Numerals 24 and 25represent openings serving as lodgements for the cartridges. heseopenings are vpartly formed in the external semi-circular pieces 20 and2l and partly in the star shaped or center vpiece y26. Numeral 27 designates the lateral cut required in the openings so that their side'Walls will not interfere with the cartridges leavin-g their places. Inorder to connect `the sta-r :shapedy or cent-er piece `26 with theremaining parts yof the device, I provide a vertical support 28, thelowerV end of which is to the center piece in anyV suitable manner. Thesupport 28 is provided with an opening '30 and a pin `or shaft 29 Vispassed through this opening. The pin is more or less snugly tted'throughthe openings Wardly directed parts of the handles, and such'pin` isprovided with a head 'or protuberance on, yeach end, to prevent displacement.

1 To normally retain the .devicein closed position, I employ springs 31connected to the arms 20 and 21, fas at 32 andthe sup port-28;` InFigure 8, l :have shown a car# bridge 38 in position, the said cartridgeVhaving a' back ring 33. t

The operation of this modified :to-rm of the invention is similar -tothe form previously described, as by meansot a small pressure appliedupon handles 22 and 23,

the cartridge openings -Will open jiust enough to permit fthe insertionof the cartridges, Ythus leavingthe device ready for use. To `-load thepistol, it Willlloe held with the bar rel pointing (lofwnvvardly'and thehack face oi the Vcylinder will be 4exposed as usual. Then it vwill loeeasy Vto have the .bullets coinciding with the cartridge chambers formed'in the cylinder, 'said :cartridges being :easily inserted in theirchambers, sutlicient pressure d `being made upon the handles '22 and 23of C50t (see Figure in the in- Y I1,556,255 i the" device, inconsequence of which the car,r

ytridges will fall by Vtheirjown weight into thecylinder.l Y `It istobel mylinvention'j herewith shown and. described vopenings on 'their innerfaces adapted to lcosaid centerpiece, and means for moving said vinernbers with respect to said center piece.

V21 "A ydevice constructed iny accordance withv claim l` whereinlV saidsemi-circulark understood "that the` fcrlns of i are to be taken aspreferred examplesofthe saine, and thatvarious changes in thefshape,

rsiz'eyand arrangementrofparts vmaybe re#v sortedv to Vwithoutydeparting from the spirit piece, said members being provided .With-'1`operate with said vsemi-circular openings in" meil'ibers are pivotallyconnected to eachf other. Y l y 1 3.VV A device constructed in'accordance' with claimy v1 wherein fsa-id `seinki-circularfmembers areprovided with extensionsHfo'rm-l 4.. In a device lof thecharacterdescribed, 1

`ing handles. c

a centerpiecelhaving a plurality/ofsubstan-n tiallysemi-circularopenin'gs formedinjits l periphery, s a` twopiece* memberencircling z said center piece andprovided `,with a plu-- vrality ofsubstantially semi-circular" open-Qy u v ings.v adapted to cooperatewith-the openings -in said centerpiece to lform substantially circularopenings for the receptionV of car.- 'i tridges, handles formed on; saidmember, and

a spring arranged between said handles."

5. A device constructed `in accordance@ with claim 1 wherein one oi saidsets of. co-

-r l i* 'operating' openings is provided with lateral 1 v Y, cuts topermit readyr release lof ther rirnof a., 45 v, .g

cartridge arranged inthe opening.

Y Intesti'mony whereof, I ax my Sig'atue; 1v Y JORGE GARAY YYSILVA, Y i

